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at a glance, save a faint stain of yellow in the throat ; but 

 close scrutiny detects a purple tinge also on the lip. 



Archduchess. — The shape is even more graceful than 

 usual. Sepals and very broad leaf-like petals rosy mauve, 

 the yellow of the throat subdued, a fine patch of crimson 

 lake on the labellum, with darker lines, leaving a wide margin 

 of rosy mauve. 



Robin Measures. — Rosy. The lip spreads so broad that 

 its disc forms a perfect circle. The yellow of the throat is 

 only a slight stain, and the fine crimson patch on the lip 

 leaves a handsome margin of rose. 



Bella. — Distinguished especially by the fine purple frilling 

 of the lip which, like the sepals and petals, is nearly white of 

 ground. A triangle of brightest crimson, sharply defined, 

 issues from the handsome orange throat. 



Adelina resembles this, but the crimson of the triangle 

 has a deeper tone and the margin is distinctly mauve. 



Princess of Wales. — An enormous flower, of remarkable 

 colouring. Sepals and petals purplish. The usual crimson of 

 the lip deepens almost to plum-colour. The margin, paler, 

 is finely frilled. 



Juno. — Somewhat pale. Notable for the breadth of 

 crimson in the lip, which mounts far up the throat, running 

 across it from side to side in a line perfectly straight. 



Princess May. — A grand variety ; the petals spread like 

 birds' wings, and the lip opens very wide. On its folds are 

 broad whitish discolorations, against which the deep crimson 

 of the disc seems even richer than usual. 



Her Majesty. — A pink giant, as notable for shape as for 

 size. On the broad lip a crimson cloud stands out against a 

 pale margin, finely frilled. 



The edging of the central stand in this house should be 

 noticed. It is formed by a single plant of Pothos aurea, 

 which, starting from the end wall, has already encircled the 



